Good news.. after being in admistrative processing and my calling several times, and emailing, my case was sent to conuslate yesterday.

How long until his interview (approx)?

I need to know so I send stuff to him .. and do they have to be originals?
(like financial statements)

THANKS!

Ok the ladies that are going through the same consulate as you can answer this.

You need to send cerified copies.

The time varies from case to case but I would send the documents as soon as possible. In our case I have like a about a week and a half to get all ready and send out to him.

Good luck!

D.

My husband had about one month from NOA2 to consulate. Another month from there to Packet 3. Another month from there to interview. That was in 2006, so it may have changed. Check the timelines section for people currently set for interviews in Casa.

What is packet 3?

The instruction packet with forms, dr info, etc.

they just sent the stuff to casa last friday so then about 2 months until interview? Who sends me a packet? When will i receive that?

The packet gets sent to the beneficiary from the consulate (or embassy?). If you are the petitioner, you will not receive it, your fiance' will. Usually Casa schedules interviews 4-6 weeks from the time they receive your package.
Good luck!

Hi Dreams,

The Consulate sent my Habibi Packet 3 about 10 days after it arrived in Casa.
And our interview was scheduled for about 2 months after that. i think there is someone here who recently had a interview scheduled even sooner than that, but i can't remember who it is or where i saw the post.

You can e-mail Casa in a couple of days to see if they received your petition and if/when they sent out Packet 3.

Good luck
hz

Just wanted to thank you for being so helpful. I'm sure I'll have more questions. Thx again.

My understanding is that it is the NVC that schedules interview dates and they usually do it the first week or two of the month for the following month.

I beginning to think that's true for folks like us who are doing CR1/IR1. I got a letter from NVC dated 2/20/08 with the same info my hubby got in his packet 3, including the interview date, which was obviously scheduled before our case left for Casa.

Wow, really? His interview already scheduled? (before it left for Casa)I don't have the financial, etc. info ready yet, to send even! So even if it is already scheduled, it is far enough in advance for us to gather and send all we need?

D, you could e-mail Casa to find out just to be sure.
i think it is nivcasablanca@state.gov

or call DOS: 202-663-1225, Options 1, 0

Hey! Morning everybody! Thanks for the email to check on interview. I've heard i can esend my past tax returns to casa for financial... does anybody have a link for that?